Robert. I did not want to resubscribe to this sub stack and tried to find a way to tell you that. I could not find a way to do this as your email is not readily found. It and was charged the $50. I intended to challenge it but unfortunately my house burned down in the Palisades fire and I had another focus. The bill was paid but I did not want to pay it. I need a break from this. Please refund it and allow a system whereby if one wants to leave they can without all this hassle. My husband has the same issue and had to challenge the payment with his credit card. This should not be so difficult.
Would someone please explain to me why 50% of white women voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and in 2024. After reading Hubbell, I lay the blame for the destruction of our Republic at the white women who voted for Trump. 95% of black women voted for Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2020. Will someone please explain to me what is wrong with these women. Trump and the MAGA fools are laughing at them? Why do they hate Harris? Why are women so critical of each other? After reading Hubbell's column today, I feel like I want to take a shower. And yet, what are theses 50% of white women voting for when they vote for Trump. As I have said numerous times in numerous places, there is no other demographic than white women that can so easliy and forcefully save our country from what appears to be a downhill slope that has begun on day one of the Trump administration. Please, please, will someone tell me what is going in with white women. We know that many men of color have gone over to Trump and that young people have opted out in large numbers. So if the demographic equation with white women does not change, what hope is there for a return to normalcy any time in the next four to ten years in the future? If just 5 or 10% of this demographic would change, it would change the world of sh*t we are living through and stablize our country. We progressive men cannot do it ourselves. In general, men stick together even when it is wrong [band of brothers thing].
One of the twenty lessons in Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” is to beware of paramilitaries. “What is novel is a president who wishes to maintain, while in office, a personal security force which during his campaign used force against dissenters.” With his mass pardon the 47th president has empowered his paramilitary force at the same time he removed protection from former government executives targeted for the crimes of disagreeing with him or revealing his falsehoods.
I recognize that the president does not have the authority to abolish the birth right citizenship clause in the Constitution. At the same time it brings up an issue that deserves attention because it is abused in todays time - for example women coming the USA to give birth just to obtain citizenship for their child. There are many areas where the Constitution could use revision to update and clarify the language because circumstances have changed.
We have to do something about the border before the US becomes indifferent to the NAZI
like arrests now started. We need a train like the one in LV-LA coming which would cover San Diego
thru to Texas. Any crossings would be easy to monitor. We could bring the 2 countries closer
with a UC of Baja as part of the UC system with a city and real jobs built around it. Things could be so much better. It would also get the Latino vote in 2026 which I can't figure out now.
Spot on to everything to wrote, Robert. Hegseth's confirmation is a travesty. In addition to his lack of integrity and good morals, he is woefully ignorant of military agreements and alliances and grossly under-qualified. In defiance of the ethical code of conduct in the Geneva Conventions, he condemned US military leadership for being too concerned with civilian casualties and refused to disavow using torture on prisoners during his confirmation hearing. He also perjured himself during the hearing when he claimed that all the allegations of sexual assault and public drunkenness were from "unnamed sources". But to hell with any of that, the GOP caved to der Führer Trump once again.
As for Trump pardoning and commuting the sentences of hundreds of Jan 6 rioters, that didn't surprise me. They were willing to kill and even die for him, so he wanted to reciprocate their loyalty on that "day of love." What infuriates me is that Trump chose Dr. Martin Luther King's holiday to do it. That was no coincidence or subtle slight. That was a blatant, in your face shot across the bow to not just the brave officers who fought the mob, but also Black Americans and any other group they would target. The mob was made up of many white supremacists, including leaders of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who now have been freed to commit more mayhem. It's chilling to think about. But as you say, Musk and Trump are happy to feed the ever smoldering embers of racial and ethnic hate that sadly permeates our society.They want to frighten us into silence or paralysis. My prayer is that God will protect us all from their hate and let their pernicious plans come to nothing!
All of these "good Christians" like Mike Johnson deserve to go to a special place in hell if it exists. I fully assume that Hegseth will be gone within a year. He is a train wreck and drama follows him. I hope our country can survive all of this nonsense and not too much long term damage is done.
Thanks for the timely, informative and no nonsense updates as always Mr. Hubbell. Next time Democrats need a think tank or decision makers for campaign I hope they call you up. You get it! Democrats need to get on Podcasts, Fox News, write Op Ed's and do whatever they can do on a weekly basis to highlight all of these mess ups and disgusting behavior. It should not be normalized.
Where are the students and citizens who screamed against Biden about Isreal and Hamas? We have worse egregious govenrment here now! Where are these outraged young people when our country is burning?
I stood up from the time I was 14 years old, leading marches against the Vietnam War, Womens Rights.
I am now 74 years old and I am not impressed with the silence I hear from college students. They are the future, they need to speak up about the real abuses happening right here in out back yards.
What is wrong with the ADL? After their unconscionable defense of Musk I filed a complaint against him with them and got others to join me. I have never been a fan of theirs (despite being a Jew), and now I like them even less. What could they possibly be thinking?
I wonder if I'm totally crazy, but I wonder if Trump is trying to harm the country as revenge for our not voting for him in 2020 and putting him through the horrifying fear of jail for several years.
Remember when we just took it for granted that Federal Judges would rule fairly and neutrally based on the Constitution of the United States?? How sad is it that we feel SO relieved that Judge Coughenour simply carried out the requirements of his job? All it took was two terms of Donald Trump out of our 200 year history of presidents to make us wonder if our democratic safeguards would survive.
Frankly, Elon has lasted longer than I thought he would. And, oh, if he is leaving, can I be the one to jerk him up by the back of his pants and throw him out the door???
I know this is very late, but I think it’s important: Trump is getting set to pardon major online drug kingpin Ross Ulbricht (NY Times front page, January 24).
One might (might …) think this would prompt a tsunami of protest, especially from Democrats, but no such mention occurs in the news articles.
This is a development that should be hammered early and often – but now there’s only silence.
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State files suits and amicus briefs. Their scope is wider than their name suggests. Common Cause is another good one.
Robert. I did not want to resubscribe to this sub stack and tried to find a way to tell you that. I could not find a way to do this as your email is not readily found. It and was charged the $50. I intended to challenge it but unfortunately my house burned down in the Palisades fire and I had another focus. The bill was paid but I did not want to pay it. I need a break from this. Please refund it and allow a system whereby if one wants to leave they can without all this hassle. My husband has the same issue and had to challenge the payment with his credit card. This should not be so difficult.
Thank you. Robert. I am traveling in Cuba and have not previously had Internet access to read your excellent explanations of the Trump insanity.
Would someone please explain to me why 50% of white women voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and in 2024. After reading Hubbell, I lay the blame for the destruction of our Republic at the white women who voted for Trump. 95% of black women voted for Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2020. Will someone please explain to me what is wrong with these women. Trump and the MAGA fools are laughing at them? Why do they hate Harris? Why are women so critical of each other? After reading Hubbell's column today, I feel like I want to take a shower. And yet, what are theses 50% of white women voting for when they vote for Trump. As I have said numerous times in numerous places, there is no other demographic than white women that can so easliy and forcefully save our country from what appears to be a downhill slope that has begun on day one of the Trump administration. Please, please, will someone tell me what is going in with white women. We know that many men of color have gone over to Trump and that young people have opted out in large numbers. So if the demographic equation with white women does not change, what hope is there for a return to normalcy any time in the next four to ten years in the future? If just 5 or 10% of this demographic would change, it would change the world of sh*t we are living through and stablize our country. We progressive men cannot do it ourselves. In general, men stick together even when it is wrong [band of brothers thing].
One of the twenty lessons in Timothy Snyder’s “On Tyranny” is to beware of paramilitaries. “What is novel is a president who wishes to maintain, while in office, a personal security force which during his campaign used force against dissenters.” With his mass pardon the 47th president has empowered his paramilitary force at the same time he removed protection from former government executives targeted for the crimes of disagreeing with him or revealing his falsehoods.
I recognize that the president does not have the authority to abolish the birth right citizenship clause in the Constitution. At the same time it brings up an issue that deserves attention because it is abused in todays time - for example women coming the USA to give birth just to obtain citizenship for their child. There are many areas where the Constitution could use revision to update and clarify the language because circumstances have changed.
We have to do something about the border before the US becomes indifferent to the NAZI
like arrests now started. We need a train like the one in LV-LA coming which would cover San Diego
thru to Texas. Any crossings would be easy to monitor. We could bring the 2 countries closer
with a UC of Baja as part of the UC system with a city and real jobs built around it. Things could be so much better. It would also get the Latino vote in 2026 which I can't figure out now.
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Spot on to everything to wrote, Robert. Hegseth's confirmation is a travesty. In addition to his lack of integrity and good morals, he is woefully ignorant of military agreements and alliances and grossly under-qualified. In defiance of the ethical code of conduct in the Geneva Conventions, he condemned US military leadership for being too concerned with civilian casualties and refused to disavow using torture on prisoners during his confirmation hearing. He also perjured himself during the hearing when he claimed that all the allegations of sexual assault and public drunkenness were from "unnamed sources". But to hell with any of that, the GOP caved to der Führer Trump once again.
As for Trump pardoning and commuting the sentences of hundreds of Jan 6 rioters, that didn't surprise me. They were willing to kill and even die for him, so he wanted to reciprocate their loyalty on that "day of love." What infuriates me is that Trump chose Dr. Martin Luther King's holiday to do it. That was no coincidence or subtle slight. That was a blatant, in your face shot across the bow to not just the brave officers who fought the mob, but also Black Americans and any other group they would target. The mob was made up of many white supremacists, including leaders of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, who now have been freed to commit more mayhem. It's chilling to think about. But as you say, Musk and Trump are happy to feed the ever smoldering embers of racial and ethnic hate that sadly permeates our society.They want to frighten us into silence or paralysis. My prayer is that God will protect us all from their hate and let their pernicious plans come to nothing!
Only the best people, they said...
All of these "good Christians" like Mike Johnson deserve to go to a special place in hell if it exists. I fully assume that Hegseth will be gone within a year. He is a train wreck and drama follows him. I hope our country can survive all of this nonsense and not too much long term damage is done.
Thanks for the timely, informative and no nonsense updates as always Mr. Hubbell. Next time Democrats need a think tank or decision makers for campaign I hope they call you up. You get it! Democrats need to get on Podcasts, Fox News, write Op Ed's and do whatever they can do on a weekly basis to highlight all of these mess ups and disgusting behavior. It should not be normalized.
Where are the students and citizens who screamed against Biden about Isreal and Hamas? We have worse egregious govenrment here now! Where are these outraged young people when our country is burning?
I stood up from the time I was 14 years old, leading marches against the Vietnam War, Womens Rights.
I am now 74 years old and I am not impressed with the silence I hear from college students. They are the future, they need to speak up about the real abuses happening right here in out back yards.
What is wrong with the ADL? After their unconscionable defense of Musk I filed a complaint against him with them and got others to join me. I have never been a fan of theirs (despite being a Jew), and now I like them even less. What could they possibly be thinking?
Let’s hope Reich’s insight is correct.
I wonder if I'm totally crazy, but I wonder if Trump is trying to harm the country as revenge for our not voting for him in 2020 and putting him through the horrifying fear of jail for several years.
Of course he is. Even in the inaugural address, he began attacking people, including those who voted for him. Now, he's attacking everyone. Did you know he shut down ALL federal medical research - grants, studies, communication to the public and other health agencies, etc.? https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/1/23/2298633/-Trump-Shuts-Down-Medical-Research-via-NIH https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00231-y and a whole lot more articles, including drug research.
All this now when the bird flu is starting to impact more than eggs and chickens. He is going to kill people.
I'm sure that's part of it.
Remember when we just took it for granted that Federal Judges would rule fairly and neutrally based on the Constitution of the United States?? How sad is it that we feel SO relieved that Judge Coughenour simply carried out the requirements of his job? All it took was two terms of Donald Trump out of our 200 year history of presidents to make us wonder if our democratic safeguards would survive.
Frankly, Elon has lasted longer than I thought he would. And, oh, if he is leaving, can I be the one to jerk him up by the back of his pants and throw him out the door???
Middle school locker room boys don't harrass, abuse, and assault the girls. It's high time for much tougher talk and much more biting analogies.
I know this is very late, but I think it’s important: Trump is getting set to pardon major online drug kingpin Ross Ulbricht (NY Times front page, January 24).
One might (might …) think this would prompt a tsunami of protest, especially from Democrats, but no such mention occurs in the news articles.
This is a development that should be hammered early and often – but now there’s only silence.
Old news. He already did - he promised the Libertarians he would.
Ho-Hum? Endorsement of vigorous opposition to this disgusting development?
It’s time to donate to good legal teams in our next phase of resistance. Robert and friends: recommendations please.
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State files suits and amicus briefs. Their scope is wider than their name suggests. Common Cause is another good one.